The Family Records Centre Building
1 Myddelton Street, London, EC1R 1UW
The opening hours of the Family Records Centre are
Monday 09.00 - 17.00
Tuesday 10.00 - 19.00
Wednesday 09.00 - 17.00
Thursday 09.00 - 19.00
Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday 09.30 - 17.00
The Family Records Centre provides a new home for the research facilities previously
provided at St Catherine's House and the Census Reading Rooms in Chancery Lane. The Family
Records Centre holds the following records
Indexes of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales since 1837
Indexes of legal adoptions in England and Wales since 1927
Indexes of births, marriages and deaths of some British citizens abroad since the late
18th century, including deaths in the two World Wars
Certificates can be purchased of any entry in the above indexes.
Microform copies of Census of Population returns, 1841-1891
Microfilms of Estate Duty Office death duty registers from 1796-1858, with indexes from
1796-1903
Microfilms of registered copies of wills and administrations up to 1858 from the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Non-parochial registers from 1567-1858
Miscellaneous foreign returns of births, death and marriages from 1627-1960
Only the indexes are available for viewing. Once the correct entry has been found the
certificate can be ordered for a fee and may be collected several days later or posted.
Birth Certificates contain
date and place of birth
forenames of the child
normally the full name and occupation of the father
the name and maiden surname of the mother
the usual residence, if the birth took place elsewhere
the name and address of the informant for registration
Marriage certificates contain
names and usually the ages of the contracting parties
their addresses
names and occupations of their fathers
date and place of marriage
names of witnesses
Death certificates contain
name of the deceased
date and place of death
age
cause of death
occupation
residence, if different from the place of death
the name and address of the informant for registration
